Cantonese Dictionary

襟章

kam1 zoeng1

Mandarin: jin1 zhang1

a badge; a medal

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一鑊泡

jat1 wok6 pou5

Mandarin: yi1 huo4 pao4

Simplified: 一镬泡

(slang) in a chaotic state; a plight of; in a mess

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雞蛋炒飯

gai1 daan6*2 caau2 faan6

Mandarin: ji1 dan4 chao3 fan4

egg fried rice

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小家

siu2 gaa1

Mandarin: xiao3 jia1

stingy; mean; lacking sympathy and perspectives

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謂

wai6

Mandarin: wei4

Simplified: 谓

to speak | to say | to name | to designate | meaning | sense | to tell | to call | name | to be called | # adapted from cc-cedict

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出工

ceot1 gung1

Mandarin: chu1 gong1

go to work; attend a work shift

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糧食

loeng4 sik6

Mandarin: liang2 shi5

Simplified: 粮食

food provisions

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錢囊

cin4*2 nong4

Mandarin: qian2 nang2

a purse

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嘅話

ge3 waa6*2

Mandarin: ge2 hua4

Cantonese

(part.) (used in conjuction with 如果 or 唔係 for emphasis) as said | Mand.: 的話

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族類

zuk6 leoi6

Mandarin: zu2 lei4

[n] clan; race

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婚前財產公證

fan1 cin4 coi4 caan2 gung1 zing3

Mandarin: hun1 qian2 cai2 chan3 gong1 zheng4

[n] pre-nuptual agreement

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師姑尿

si1 gu1 niu6

Mandarin: shi1 gu1 niao4

Simplified: 师姑尿

noun; literally, Buddhist nun urine, which means tasteless

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藍妹

laam4 mui2

Mandarin: lan2 mei4

Simplified: 蓝妹

Blue Girl beer

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洗手盤

sai2 sau2 pun4

Mandarin: xi3 shou3 pan2

Simplified: 洗手盘

the wash basin

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半透明

bun3 tau3 ming4

Mandarin: ban4 tou4 ming2

translucent; semi-transparent

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羊群心理

joeng4 kwan4 sam1 lei5

Mandarin: yang2 qun2 xin1 li3

The Effect of Sheep Flock

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拯溺

cing2 nik6

Mandarin: zheng3 ni4

life saving, in water

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孨

zyun2

Mandarin: zhuan3

cautious; cowardly; an orphan; house, wife, and car, a modern definition to define a successful man

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充塞

cung1 sak1

Mandarin: chong1 se4

plug up; fill up; congest

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變化無常的

bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 dik1

Mandarin: bian4 hua4 wu2 chang2 de5

[adj] fluxible

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國舅

gwok3 kau5

Mandarin: guo2 jiu4

Simplified: 国舅

Brother of the queen

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交杯合巹

gaau1 bui1 hap6 gan2

exchanging glasses wedding ritual

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怎麼著

zam2 mo1 zoek6

Mandarin: zen3 me5 zhe5

variant of 怎麼着

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有心眼

jau5 sam1 ngaan5

Mandarin: you3 xin1 yan3

considerate; thoughtful

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溶解度

jung4 gaai2 dou6

Mandarin: rong2 jie3 du4

[化] solubility

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褫

ci2

Mandarin: chi3

to strip | to deprive of | to discharge | to dismiss | to undress | to tear off | # adapted from cc-cedict

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食指

sik6 zi2

index finger; forefinger

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及得上

kap6 dak1 soeng5

Mandarin: ji2 de2 shang4

It can be regarded as…; as good | competent as

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顧左右而言他

gu3 zo2 jau6 ji4 jin4 taa1

Mandarin: gu4 zuo3 you4 er2 yan2 ta1

Simplified: 顾左右而言他

(literally: look at both sides and talk about something away from the topic) ; to speak evasively

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澳門幣

ou3 mun4*2 bai6

Macau Pataca (unit of currency)

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